GOST standards were initially developed by the U.S.S.R. government as part of its national standardization strategy. GOST (ГОСТ in Russian) is an acronym for gosudarstvennyy standart (государственный стандарт), meaning state standard.

Reference in a book

Brown Dan Deception Point [Book]. - New York: Atria Books, 2001. 384 p. - 0743490304.